The Effect of adding graded levels of Coriandrumsativum and Cuminum-cyminummixture on broiler performance

Abstract

Ninety sixe day old unsexed broiler chicks (Ross 308)were randomly distributed into 4 experimental groups of 24 chicks, each group was furthered subdivided into 4 replicates with 8 birdeach,cuminumcyminumandcoriandrumsativum were ground separately into afine powder and then mixted at a ratio of (1:1) and then added to the basal diets resulting into four experimental diets.diet(A) with out-cuminumcyminum and coriandrumsativum mixture serveas control,and 0.75 ) of coriandrumsativum and cuminumcyminum mixture respectively . the experimental diets were fed for 5 weeks. theperformance data in terms of live body weight (g/bird) , feed intake ( g/bird) , weight gain (g/bird) and feed conversion ratio (g feed/g gain) were recorded . mortality was recorded when occurred. At the end of the experiment three birds from each replicate were randomly selected, slaughtered and eviscerated , liver, heart and gizzard were weighted individually and recorded. Statistical analysis were made by analysis of variance for completely randomized design . The resultsrevealed a significant improvement, feed intake, feed conversion ratio fed coriandrumsativumand cuminumcyminum mixture compared with the control group. ( 2599.12,2471.89)and (2491.95g/herd).Feed conversion ratio on group The result showed that there were no significant differences diet ,the other there diets (B, C, and D) contained graded levels (0.25 ,0.5 in gizzard weight among the treatments butsignificant differences were observed in heart and liver weight .It could be concluded that feeding coriandrumsativum and cuminumcyminum mixture to broiler increase feedintake and feed conversion ratio ,but had no effect on weight gainand final live body weight .No significat differences were observed between the bird fed the control diet these fed coriandrumsativumandcuminumcyminummixturein weight gain of finalbody weight.